"This isn't going to be pleasant. Brace yourself!" Torent told Niera, as their badly damaged Aurek fighter plunged into what passed for the atmosphere on N'tala. Even though the atmosphere wasn't nearly as abundant in oxygen as most civilised planets in the galaxy, the breached hull of the Aurek heated up greatly upon entry, making their descent even more uncomfortable. "I can see some Republic escape pods over there, let's see how close we can get to them." Niera pointed out.